{"id":13790,"date":"2019-08-08T21:12:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T01:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/?page_id=13790"},"modified":"2021-09-16T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:31:20","slug":"nelson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/journal\/past-issues\/issue-11\/nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Free Period Products to BU"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Elizabeth Nelson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"rule\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/journal\/past-issues\/issue-11\/nelson\/nelson-instructor\/\">Read the instructor&#8217;s introduction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/journal\/past-issues\/issue-11\/nelson\/nelson-writer\/\">Read the writer&#8217;s comments and bio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/writingprogram\/files\/2019\/08\/Nelson-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download this essay<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boston University Video Op Ed -- Elizabeth Nelson\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mn-BDb_J0Bc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Works Cited<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px;\">\n<p>Crawford, Bridget and Spivack, Carla. &#8220;Tampon Taxes, Discrimination, and Human Rights.&#8221; <em>Wisconsin Law Review<\/em> vol. 2017, no. 3, 2017, pp. 491-550.<\/p>\n<p>Editorial Board Staff. \u201cUC Berkeley Must Provide Free Menstrual Products in All Campus Restrooms.\u201d <em>DailyCal<\/em>. (Dec. 7, 2018). Web. 16 Feb 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Financial Assistance | Boston University Average Aid Award and Profile for Freshmen Who Received BU Need-based Scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Free the Tampons | End Restroom Inequality. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethetampons.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.freethetampons.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goldschmidt, T. \u201cThe menstrual taboo and woman&#8217;s psychology.\u201d <em>The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology<\/em>, vol. 29, no. 2, 1934, pp. 218-221.<\/p>\n<p>How Diverse Is Boston University? | College Factual. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/colleges\/boston-university\/student-life\/diversity\/#secMaleFemale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/colleges\/boston-university\/student-life\/diversity\/#secMaleFemale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kaundal, Manju and Thakur, Bhopesh. A Dialogue on Menstrual Taboo. <em>Indian Journal of Community Health<\/em>. 26, 2014, pp 192-195.<\/p>\n<p>Letter from the Treasurer \u2013 Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Statements | Boston University.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentloanaccounting\/files\/2018\/03\/FY2017-Boston-University-Audited-Financial-Statements-1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentloanaccounting\/files\/2018\/03\/FY2017-Boston-University-Audited-Financial-Statements-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meet the Class Of 2022 | Boston University &#8211; Annual Report 2018 &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ar\/2018\/meet-the-class-of-2022.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ar\/2018\/meet-the-class-of-2022.html<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Mission Statement \u00bb News and Information | Boston University &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/info\/about\/mission-statement\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/info\/about\/mission-statement\/<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Montano, Elizabeth. \u201cThe Bring Your Own Tampon Policy: Why Menstrual Hygiene Products Should Be Provided for Free in Restrooms.\u201d <em>73 U. Miami L. Rev<\/em>. 370, 2018. Web. 16 Feb 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ooi, Jorene. \u201cNOTE: BLEEDING WOMEN DRY: TAMPON TAXES AND MENSTRUAL INEQUITY.\u201d <em>Northwestern University Law Review<\/em>, vol. 113, no. 109. Web. 24 Feb 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Pincus, Melanie. \u201cFacilities Takes Over Project Tampon.\u201d <em>Brown Herald Daily<\/em>. (Nov. 11, 2018). Web. 16 Feb 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sign the Petition | Boston University Petition for Free Menstrual Products &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/bu-facilities-support-free-menstrual-products-and-new-dispensers-across-bu-s-campus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/bu-facilities-support-free-menstrual-products-and-new-dispensers-across-bu-s-campus<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Torondel, Belen et al. \u201cAssociation between unhygienic menstrual management practices and prevalence of lower reproductive tract infections: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Odisha, India.\u201d <em>BMC infectious diseases<\/em> vol. 18, no. 1 473, Sept 2018, doi:10.1186\/s12879-018-3384-2<\/p>\n<p>Wellness Program Kits | Boston University Student Health Services. &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wellness\/general-health-programs\/wellness-program-kits\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wellness\/general-health-programs\/wellness-program-kits\/<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Woolhouse, Megan. \u201cShould Colleges Make Tampons Free on Campus?\u201d <em>BU Today<\/em>. (Nov. 7, 2018). Web. 16 Feb 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Nelson Read the instructor&#8217;s introduction Read the writer&#8217;s comments and bio Download this essay &nbsp; Works Cited Crawford, Bridget and Spivack, Carla. &#8220;Tampon Taxes, Discrimination, and Human Rights.&#8221; Wisconsin Law Review vol. 2017, no. 3, 2017, pp. 491-550. Editorial Board Staff. \u201cUC Berkeley Must Provide Free Menstrual Products in All Campus Restrooms.\u201d DailyCal. (Dec. 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